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, the department of defense and the intelligence community. a review of written responses to questions posed by our committee , two numerous agencies, our consultations with security experts and former officials and our review of publicly available documents. our investigation found that the terrorists essentially walked right into the benghazi compound unimpeded and set it ablaze, due to extremely poor security and a threat environment that was indeed flashing red in the words of a high-ranking state department official. as we all recognize, the ultimate responsibility for this atrocity lies with the terrorists who attacked our diplomats. nevertheless, there are several lessons that we must learn from this tragedy if we are to make our diplomats safer in the future. it is in that spirit that we are putting our unclassified report into the record so that we can share it with our colleagues and with the american people. we will have more to say about our specific findings and recommendations when we release the report tomorrow, and i would ask
, the department of defense and the intelligence community. a review of written responses to questions posed by our committee , two numerous agencies, our consultations with security experts and former officials and our review of publicly available documents. our investigation found that the terrorists essentially walked right into the benghazi compound unimpeded and set it ablaze, due to extremely poor security and a threat environment that was indeed flashing red in the words of a...
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the department of defense, after the shooting, this was work place violence. to see this latest installment now is just one long line. it should remind us, all of it, of all of our problems with libya, and with the false stories of what that was about, the attempt to immerse us in political correctness as this court's decision did. >> what about the issue of his religious rights which is the essence of his claim here that in fact it violates his decision to shave his beard. >> let me tell you that some years ago, a rabbi was told he could not wear a yarmulkah on a base, and that went before the high court and still, that court was reversed which had given him permission. no, you cannot wear, against army regulations, anything like that. >> so, this is going overboard. >> overboard indeed. >> to appease in essence, a political correctness about the muslim faith? >> this is civilian judges on this court. no, these are not army judges who made this decision. >> yes, that's correct, and this is the thing that no one dare speak its name, the same long line. and not
the department of defense, after the shooting, this was work place violence. to see this latest installment now is just one long line. it should remind us, all of it, of all of our problems with libya, and with the false stories of what that was about, the attempt to immerse us in political correctness as this court's decision did. >> what about the issue of his religious rights which is the essence of his claim here that in fact it violates his decision to shave his beard. >> let...
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national security is also on the line with massive cuts at the defense department as part of the deal. leon pineda is prepping to send layo layoffs. >> if there is a deal done that doesn't set aside thense cuts because we already cut 489 billion out of the defense department i am disappointed as the president as commander-in-chief and disappointed with the republican party for letting this happen. >> sequestration was the penalty they imposed on itself last year when they failed to find $1.2 trillion of cuts they live with. now mhalf are directed at the pentagon but the dramatic across the board cuts can be offset by raising taxes on the rich. >> if we have raised revenue by the wealthy paying more that is sufficient to turn off the sectsec quest tore the automatic cuts. >> senator graham told me he thinks it is possible to find 600 billion cuts elsewhere to suspend for a decade but a bipartisan agreement probably can't be reached until february or march. peter doocy, fox news. >>> 17 after the hour. still ahead is one of your new year's resolutions to save money or pay down your debt
national security is also on the line with massive cuts at the defense department as part of the deal. leon pineda is prepping to send layo layoffs. >> if there is a deal done that doesn't set aside thense cuts because we already cut 489 billion out of the defense department i am disappointed as the president as commander-in-chief and disappointed with the republican party for letting this happen. >> sequestration was the penalty they imposed on itself last year when they failed to...
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defense department. officials announced the $1.2 billion deal for the global hawk drones and related equipment. the aircraft can fly non-stop for 24 hours and identify objects the size of a golf ball from an altitude of 20,000 meters. u.s. officials say they revised a defense agreement with south korea to allow the sales and share the reconnaissance activity. the u.s. military has four global hawks stationed in guam. it's been urging japan to buy drones citing china's growing presence in regional waters. >>> north koreans celebrate the birthdays of kim jong un's father and grandfather but the young leader's special day hasn't been declared a national holiday. kim was reportedly born on january 8th. a recent 2013 calendar shows the date with simple black characters, but the birth dates of north korea's founder kim il sung and his son kim jong-il appear in large red letters indicating national holidays. experts say kim jong un's birthday isn't being recognized yet. they cite his young age and lack of exper
defense department. officials announced the $1.2 billion deal for the global hawk drones and related equipment. the aircraft can fly non-stop for 24 hours and identify objects the size of a golf ball from an altitude of 20,000 meters. u.s. officials say they revised a defense agreement with south korea to allow the sales and share the reconnaissance activity. the u.s. military has four global hawks stationed in guam. it's been urging japan to buy drones citing china's growing presence in...
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that will be chaired by the department of defense and discretionary -- shared by the department of defense and discretionary agencies. if we do get to the point where sequestration happens, and money is pulled out because of the inability to solve this problem, the science funding, which includes the nih and cdc is looking at a cut in resources that is significant when you think about the responsibility that we have. we are concerned about whether or not this fiscal cliff issue is resolved. host: the budget that you have? guest: the budget is about $4.5 billion. the nih is about 30 billion. host: what does the cdc face? guest: it is been calculated to the and 8% reduction, close to $5 billion, which would make it difficult for us to support state and local governments and other efforts to keep america safe from threats. we are concerned, and obviously. we understand these are difficult fiscal -- obviously. we understand is a difficult fiscal times, and we have been able to reduce it minister of costs by hundreds of millions of dollars to preserve programs better protected americans, but fu
that will be chaired by the department of defense and discretionary -- shared by the department of defense and discretionary agencies. if we do get to the point where sequestration happens, and money is pulled out because of the inability to solve this problem, the science funding, which includes the nih and cdc is looking at a cut in resources that is significant when you think about the responsibility that we have. we are concerned about whether or not this fiscal cliff issue is resolved....
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. >> to make a particularly unpalatable the white house insisted on a coming out of the department of defense budget which many conservatives think is much too harsh and the president's on secretary of defense's would allow the military. deliberately designed to be an aggressive cut on thh military budgets so it wouldn't happen and that is the possibility that it will. >> the only way to avoid these cats being implemented is for congress to reach a deal before the new year. adam: they have attempted to restore these cuts before they take place failing any chance before we go off of the cliff and make the attempt early in the new year. >> probably. everything is so uncertain and up in the air you can fill what they will do yet. >> that is the problem with defense contractors. thank you very much. happy new year. stocks have been moving on every word from washington and as a result my next guest says it is a trader's market but also says it is key to look under the headlines to get a sense of how the market and economy are performing. joining me now is quincy crosby, prudential market s
. >> to make a particularly unpalatable the white house insisted on a coming out of the department of defense budget which many conservatives think is much too harsh and the president's on secretary of defense's would allow the military. deliberately designed to be an aggressive cut on thh military budgets so it wouldn't happen and that is the possibility that it will. >> the only way to avoid these cats being implemented is for congress to reach a deal before the new year. adam:...
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of defense, the department of education, commerce, energy, homeland security, transportation, fbi, national parks, everything digressionary we doshgs we still have a budget deficit. >> what would it take for you to vote? what would it need to be for you to be okay? >> i think most of us and democrats and republicans realize we have to cut the spending here and there are ways to get increased revenue. if you showed me real spending cuts. not something ten years from now or maybe possibly, i think everyone would look at that. >> what spending cuts? >> two thirds or 60% of the economy that's mandatory spending already in current law medicare, medicaid, social security, interest on the national debt. those are programs that have to be looked at long-term. that's where the real money is in this budget. >> and social security has been brought up in these talks and we've seen how that's gone. not been well. what is the likelihood here of what you're proposing going to be something the other side can agree on as well? >> i think you are going to have to have a bipartisan agreement. look at our heal
of defense, the department of education, commerce, energy, homeland security, transportation, fbi, national parks, everything digressionary we doshgs we still have a budget deficit. >> what would it take for you to vote? what would it need to be for you to be okay? >> i think most of us and democrats and republicans realize we have to cut the spending here and there are ways to get increased revenue. if you showed me real spending cuts. not something ten years from now or maybe...
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we require the department of defense to evaluate three sites. there is no operational plan required. this is again not an operational plan. it is an earlier part of the whole process. i will not go into afghanistan, unless there is a question on that. i talked about iran's sanctions. on the detainee language, i think that is important. we can hand you the language. we have copies of the language. i will simply read it. the language on the senate bill was dropped. some of the language from the house bill was dropped. this is what we ended up with total. nothing in the authorization for use of military force or the national defense authorization for fiscal year 2012 -- last year's bill -- shall be construed to deny the availability or deny any constitutional right in a court by or under article three of the constitution to any person inside the united states who would be entitled to the availability of such rights in the absence of such laws. that is it. if you are interested, we have copies of that, which we can hand out. i will not interpret tha
we require the department of defense to evaluate three sites. there is no operational plan required. this is again not an operational plan. it is an earlier part of the whole process. i will not go into afghanistan, unless there is a question on that. i talked about iran's sanctions. on the detainee language, i think that is important. we can hand you the language. we have copies of the language. i will simply read it. the language on the senate bill was dropped. some of the language from the...
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i have a health care bill at the defense department of $50 billion. i cannot do justice to everything that got to maintain in terms of readiness and not try to do cost controls and compensation area as well, and that's another area where we recommended savings as well. so everything has to be looked at if you're serious about trying to achieve the kind of savings that we need to achieve in order to address the budget deficit. >> there are many wounded warriors and her medical system today, and their number is growing. what is being done to ensure adequate levels of funding remains in the wounded warrior program? >> well that's, i mean, i had three guidelines when i looked at having to cut $487 billion. one was i said we have to maintain the strongest military in the world. two, that we cannot call out the force. we can't just cut across the board. and three, we have to maintain faith with those that have been deployed time and time again. the savings we're going to achieve and compensation will apply to the future, and we will achieve savings looking
i have a health care bill at the defense department of $50 billion. i cannot do justice to everything that got to maintain in terms of readiness and not try to do cost controls and compensation area as well, and that's another area where we recommended savings as well. so everything has to be looked at if you're serious about trying to achieve the kind of savings that we need to achieve in order to address the budget deficit. >> there are many wounded warriors and her medical system...
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. >>> plus, president obama could tap this republican to lead the defense department. but not everyone wants to see a secretary hagel. why some of the loudest voices with coming from his own party. >>> and 2012 is almost history. but what's the takeaway? comedian dean obeidallah schools us. >>> and also good news to tell you about a story we have been reporting on tonight. two missing georgia boys have been found safe in austin, texas. their father, the man who allegedly kidnapped them has been taken into custody. someone at a hotel recognized the boy from the amber alert and contacted police. much more in 30 minutes on their story. also spoke with their mom before she headed off to go pick up her two sons. hear what she told me by phone. >>> gangs and guns, a deadly mix in chicago that's getting more dire by the day. the city marked a grim milestone this week, 500 murders so far this year. it was a shooting on the city's west side thursday that pushed the number to 500. police say a 40-year-old man was shot in the head outside a convenience store. another troubling nu
. >>> plus, president obama could tap this republican to lead the defense department. but not everyone wants to see a secretary hagel. why some of the loudest voices with coming from his own party. >>> and 2012 is almost history. but what's the takeaway? comedian dean obeidallah schools us. >>> and also good news to tell you about a story we have been reporting on tonight. two missing georgia boys have been found safe in austin, texas. their father, the man who...
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have an impact on our defense department, but they also have an impact on things like head start and so there are some programs that are scheduled to be cut that we're using an ax instead ax instead of a scalpel. may not always be the smartest cuts and so that is a piece of business that still has to be taken care of. and i want to make clear that any agreement we have to deal with these automatic spending cuts that are being threatened for next month, they have to be balanced. my principle is to do things in a balanced, responsible way and that means that revenues have to be part of the equation in turning off the sequester and eliminating the automatic spending cuts as well as spending cuts. now, the same is true for any future deficit agreement. obviously, we will have to do more to reduce the debt and deficit. i'm willing to do more but in a balanced, responsible way. for example, i'm willing to reduce the government's medicare bills by finding new ways of reducing health care costs in this country. that's something that we should all agree on. we want to make sure that medicare
have an impact on our defense department, but they also have an impact on things like head start and so there are some programs that are scheduled to be cut that we're using an ax instead ax instead of a scalpel. may not always be the smartest cuts and so that is a piece of business that still has to be taken care of. and i want to make clear that any agreement we have to deal with these automatic spending cuts that are being threatened for next month, they have to be balanced. my principle is...
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reports say mieblg vishings the under secretary of defense for intelligence gave the restricted info to film americas. the justice department received the case but has declined to prosecute. vickers has been mentioned as the next candidate to be the next cia director. >> we are seeing the first photo of a marine who has been locked up four months ago. he was seen with chains around his ankles. it was sent to his family. he was arrested trying to declare an antique shot gun at the border. he was carrying what officials say was an illegal weapon. his mom will be on fox and friends at 8:20 eastern this morning. >>> americans for limited government and other watch dog groups are outraged over regulations that do not meet comment period. 60 days are the minimum that three of the regulations have a 30-day comment period and one 24 days. the regulations are being buried during the holidays in a time when lawmakers are focused on that fiscal cliff. >> does this song sound like a form of bully to go you? >> a group of parents in montana argue that they are outraged over the christmas carols b
reports say mieblg vishings the under secretary of defense for intelligence gave the restricted info to film americas. the justice department received the case but has declined to prosecute. vickers has been mentioned as the next candidate to be the next cia director. >> we are seeing the first photo of a marine who has been locked up four months ago. he was seen with chains around his ankles. it was sent to his family. he was arrested trying to declare an antique shot gun at the border....
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. >>> plus, president obama could tap this republican to lead the defense department. but not everyone wants to see a secretary hagel. why some of the loudest voices with coming from his own party. >>> and 2012 is almost history. but what's the takeaway? comedian dean obeidallah schools us with his top ten lessons of 2012. >>> and also good news to tell you about a story we have been reporting on tonight. two missing georgia boys have been found safe in austin, texas. their father, the man who allegedly kidnapped them has been taken into custody. someone at a hotel recognized the boy from the amber alert and contacted police. much more in 30 minutes on their story. also spoke with their mom before she headed off to go pick up her two sons. hear what she told me by phone. >>> gangs and guns, a deadly mix in chicago that's getting more dire by the day. the city marked a grim milestone this week, 500 murders so far this year. it was a shooting on the city's west side thursday that pushed the number to 500. police say a 40-year-old man was shot in the head outside a conven
. >>> plus, president obama could tap this republican to lead the defense department. but not everyone wants to see a secretary hagel. why some of the loudest voices with coming from his own party. >>> and 2012 is almost history. but what's the takeaway? comedian dean obeidallah schools us with his top ten lessons of 2012. >>> and also good news to tell you about a story we have been reporting on tonight. two missing georgia boys have been found safe in austin, texas....
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defense department operations and maintenance loses $3.9 billion in 2013. air force and navy aircraft purchases get cut by more than $4.2 billion. that is why some are calling cutting with a machete instead of a scalp pull. shep? >> shepard: stocks closed higher after a choppy day of trading. dow industrial average eked out 4 point gain over uncertainty about fiscal cliff thing. weakest spending report since may. a lot of storm out of that. according to the commerce department, spending dropped .2% last month. that's down a point or i sudden say 8% jump in september. analysts blame the super storm as i mentioned. its aftermath could cut economic growth for the rest of the year. syria is more isolated than ever tonight with the internet and phone lines down across the nation for the second straight day. government and opposition leaders blame each side. worst outage since the fight began about 19 mobs ago. the head of the united nations said today conflict new and appalling heights of blew tattle and violence. he could have said that a year ago, frankly. now
defense department operations and maintenance loses $3.9 billion in 2013. air force and navy aircraft purchases get cut by more than $4.2 billion. that is why some are calling cutting with a machete instead of a scalp pull. shep? >> shepard: stocks closed higher after a choppy day of trading. dow industrial average eked out 4 point gain over uncertainty about fiscal cliff thing. weakest spending report since may. a lot of storm out of that. according to the commerce department, spending...
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>> reporter: the department of defense wasted no time saying they do not have any missing drones. they said the u.s. navy has accounted for all unmanned vehicles operating in the middle east. our operations are confined to international waters and space. how then might this drone have ended up in the hands of the iranians. it's possible they found it in the sea. they have been lost in the water but nothing recently. often the distance on the map, there is -- there is some frary an -- thereis some farsi and so. the farsi says "we'll trample on the u.s." iran is trying to squeeze out every ounce of propaganda from what it says it a u.s. drone. bill: we are working our sources at the pentagon stateside. martha: this comes amid new concern over tehran's nuclear program. its nuclear chief saying it will continue nuclear enrichment with intensity. it claim it needs it to fuel a nuclear research reactor. expert say that could be converted into a nuclear weapon. speaking of this nuclear site, inspectors say iran is poised to double the number of site to 1,400. let's get you back to washin
>> reporter: the department of defense wasted no time saying they do not have any missing drones. they said the u.s. navy has accounted for all unmanned vehicles operating in the middle east. our operations are confined to international waters and space. how then might this drone have ended up in the hands of the iranians. it's possible they found it in the sea. they have been lost in the water but nothing recently. often the distance on the map, there is -- there is some frary an --...
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you know, the general drift of the secretary's defense has been, you know, the state department is a big place, a lot of diplomatic and consoler posts. and what did she know before september 11th. second, on september 11th itself. we need a minute by minute from the time she learned of the attack, what she did, who did she talk to, who did she ask assistance from, what she denied and what she said to the president, minute by minute. and who was it that came up with the story that the entire affair was the result of a demonstration that got out of control. >> kelly: i see your point. three salient points right there that actually members of congress need to get to and i also like the point they shouldn't be in the there pontificating, but get to the point. and the ambassador, senator john kerry to be the next secretary of state and as you know, some republicans vowed to block confirming confirmation until clinton testifies. and now that she's pledged to speak to the foreign relations committee, do you expect kerry's nomination or confirmation to go through? >> i think that the senator
you know, the general drift of the secretary's defense has been, you know, the state department is a big place, a lot of diplomatic and consoler posts. and what did she know before september 11th. second, on september 11th itself. we need a minute by minute from the time she learned of the attack, what she did, who did she talk to, who did she ask assistance from, what she denied and what she said to the president, minute by minute. and who was it that came up with the story that the entire...
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hillary clinton is coming to the defense of u.n. ambassador susan rice, calling her a stalwart colleague. rice is seen as a top pick to succeed clinton in the state department, but is under attack by republicans who accuse her of misleading the public in the aftermath of the september 11th attacks at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> and it's important to remember what susan said was based on the information that had been given to every senior official in our administration, and she made very clear in her appearances that the information was subject to change as more facts were gathered and analyzed by the intelligence community. and look, as is often the case, our understanding evolved over time. and we've done our best to keep the american people and the congress informed. that was her goal, that was her mission and she should not be criticized for doing exactly that. >> that, of course, comes in direct conflict with what general david petraeus, the director of the cia, told the committee in the senate where he said they knew imm
hillary clinton is coming to the defense of u.n. ambassador susan rice, calling her a stalwart colleague. rice is seen as a top pick to succeed clinton in the state department, but is under attack by republicans who accuse her of misleading the public in the aftermath of the september 11th attacks at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> and it's important to remember what susan said was based on the information that had been given to every senior official in our administration, and she made...
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of defense, state department, all kinds of people. we are spending over a billion dollars a week in afghanistan. we still have a major commitment over there. the current plan, alas numbers isooctane and from the wall street journal, or the pentagon indicated they wanted to maintain 6000 to 15th thousand u.s. troops following 2014. that is the issue under discussion now. there's approximately around 340 0,000 afghan security forces in place, including the police. the pentagon recently indicated i don't believe there was a major unit capable of operating independently from nato support. there was some manipulation of the metrics they were using where the things appear to be making more progress than perhaps they were. that came out in a white paper. what will be the long term success or failure of the afghan national security forces is yet to be determined. they need about $4.1 billion a year to continue at that level, which is more than the entire government revenues in afghanistan. so it's gone to take a long-term commitment of foreig
of defense, state department, all kinds of people. we are spending over a billion dollars a week in afghanistan. we still have a major commitment over there. the current plan, alas numbers isooctane and from the wall street journal, or the pentagon indicated they wanted to maintain 6000 to 15th thousand u.s. troops following 2014. that is the issue under discussion now. there's approximately around 340 0,000 afghan security forces in place, including the police. the pentagon recently indicated...
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the department of defense? was it charlene lamb at state? was hillary clinton involved? >> well, some of those details have been disputed in subsequent reports and in terms of the laser targeting and it looks like there were two kinds of fights. there was one fight for the embassy and several, a few hours later there was another kind of sustained mortar fire on the positions what was the cia base but i think charlene lamb was in contact with the diplomatic security guards. but there is a whole another element to this. why weren't there more military assets into position that could have made a difference later in the evening? that is really a question for secretary panetta and the military. finally there is an intelligence question as well. i don't think hillary clinton will be able to talk about that element as well. gregg: well, an f-18 can get there in less than an hour from the closest base that was in italy. so somebody had to make that decision. do you suspect hillary clinton is going to say look, that wasn't my pay grade, that wasn't me? >> well, part of this is di
the department of defense? was it charlene lamb at state? was hillary clinton involved? >> well, some of those details have been disputed in subsequent reports and in terms of the laser targeting and it looks like there were two kinds of fights. there was one fight for the embassy and several, a few hours later there was another kind of sustained mortar fire on the positions what was the cia base but i think charlene lamb was in contact with the diplomatic security guards. but there is a...
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the defense department, leon panetta likely to step down. chuck hagel has been the leading contender we're told but now is running into interference from groups, including chuck schumer, who is expressing concern and former republican senator is the right guy. this is playing out like the susan rice situation, the u.n. embassador who never got nominated but there was criticism to the president pulled it back. john kerry getting that nomination. there's frustration among the president's supporters that he's leaving names out and not moving ahead but the fiscal cliff negotiations are dominating his time. >> the fiscal cliff and diamond head in the background and waikiki beach. ed, safe trip home. >>> joining us, from u.s. news and world report, ken walsh. who is going to come to the rescue, anybody? >> looks like there's a road block at every critical juncture point here. it looks like now the ball's in the senate's court, to mix met force. the house failed to get to a vote with speaker boehner's plan. it looks like the best they can do, reall
the defense department, leon panetta likely to step down. chuck hagel has been the leading contender we're told but now is running into interference from groups, including chuck schumer, who is expressing concern and former republican senator is the right guy. this is playing out like the susan rice situation, the u.n. embassador who never got nominated but there was criticism to the president pulled it back. john kerry getting that nomination. there's frustration among the president's...
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this look, obama recommended or proposed cutting the defense department and he was attacked viciously by republics. so, the idea that like he never suggest cuts is kind of absurd. >> bill: do you really think barack obama wants meaningful cuts in government? really? really? >> as much as republicans do. look, he got attacked all through the campaign for cutting medicare, right? so the people who claim that they want all these cuts, what do they do? they attack the president when he proposes cuts and they refuse to put anything specific on their proposal. what they sent back was just a number. >> bill: all right. okay. i got it. i got it. i got it. i'm just tired of this whole business. i think we should cut 10% across the board and then, you know, keep taxes the way they are and try to stimulate the economy by the private sector. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. >> i will tell diane. >> bill: charlie brown thrown under the bus by a church pastor in arkansas. how could this possibly happen in america? tell you what's going on. also, dennis miller having to deal
this look, obama recommended or proposed cutting the defense department and he was attacked viciously by republics. so, the idea that like he never suggest cuts is kind of absurd. >> bill: do you really think barack obama wants meaningful cuts in government? really? really? >> as much as republicans do. look, he got attacked all through the campaign for cutting medicare, right? so the people who claim that they want all these cuts, what do they do? they attack the president when he...
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we still need answers, i think, from the department of defense. why wasn't there a military response to this? what about an intelligence failure. why didn't we know about this? i am worried about the spread of al-qaeda in that part of the world, libya and somalia, there is a lot of questions. >> gregg: this is an attack that went on for seven hours. sources tell fox news that those who were under attack pleaded three times with the c.i.a. for help for a rescue, for assistance. they painted a laser target on the attackers and no help came. three times it was refused. we still need to get to the bottom of that, don't we? >> absolutely, like i said we heard a state department about security. we need to know the intelligence committee side and the armed services committee. there is so many questions, it's not just about going after people that may have made mistakes but the point is not letting this happen again. >> gregg: the base at italy f-18 is half an hour, not to mentioned the drones that were already overhead. american spectator wrote this, oba
we still need answers, i think, from the department of defense. why wasn't there a military response to this? what about an intelligence failure. why didn't we know about this? i am worried about the spread of al-qaeda in that part of the world, libya and somalia, there is a lot of questions. >> gregg: this is an attack that went on for seven hours. sources tell fox news that those who were under attack pleaded three times with the c.i.a. for help for a rescue, for assistance. they...
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if you look at ashton carter, they have been in the defense department, they're solid, reliable democrats, they know it in and out, and might be better choices for the government. but there are a lot of conservatives who are attacking hagel on policy grounds, and one argument we haven't heard a lot of, when you look at zoe baird, tom daschle, a lot of other nominees in the past who have been attacked, they've been attacked for personal reasons, who they've hired to be their babysitter, and here we're having an open argument about chuck hagel's of ideological views and commitments. >> and you have three lines of attack with former senator chuck hagel. you have the comments as it relates to the aggressively gay ambassadors -- which i'm still trying to figure out, aggressively gay. >> it was out at a time -- >> i know. but that line. so then you have the folks who are attacking him, when it comes to policy. but then you have democrats who really are angry with the president by say welcome my god, why do you democrats keep trying to find republicans to be your secretaries of defense. can't yo
if you look at ashton carter, they have been in the defense department, they're solid, reliable democrats, they know it in and out, and might be better choices for the government. but there are a lot of conservatives who are attacking hagel on policy grounds, and one argument we haven't heard a lot of, when you look at zoe baird, tom daschle, a lot of other nominees in the past who have been attacked, they've been attacked for personal reasons, who they've hired to be their babysitter, and here...
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will have an impact on our defense department and head start. so there are some programs that are scheduled to be cut that we are using an ax instead of a scalpel. it may not always be the smartest cuts. so that's a piece of business that still has to be taken care of. i want to make clear that any agreement we have to deal with these automatic spending cuts set for next month. those have to be balanced. my principle has always been let's do things a balanced responsible way. that means revenues have to be part of the equation in turning overt sequester and automatic spending cuts as well as spending cuts. the same is true for any future deficit agreement. obviously we'll have to do more to reduce our debt and deficit, i'm willing to do more, but we have to do it in a balanced, responsible way. i'm willing to reduce our government's medicare bills by finding ways to reduce the cost of healthcare in this country. we want to to make sure medicare is there for future generations. but the current trajectory of healthcare costs is going up so high we
will have an impact on our defense department and head start. so there are some programs that are scheduled to be cut that we are using an ax instead of a scalpel. it may not always be the smartest cuts. so that's a piece of business that still has to be taken care of. i want to make clear that any agreement we have to deal with these automatic spending cuts set for next month. those have to be balanced. my principle has always been let's do things a balanced responsible way. that means...
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from the cia and the department of defense to find out whether you guys were given classified information in the researching for this movie. and a lot of people were very concerned about that. so let's ask. did you get classified information from the administration in preparing for this movie? >> no. i mean, we did a lot of homework as i hope is evidenced on the screen when you see the movie. and i hope people go see the movie and judge for themselves. but it's an election year and people say things in that process. and now that we have a movie that is actually going to be in theaters soon, i think people will see we didn't come with any agenda at all. >> i think one of the things they're going to be surprised at one of the center characters, perhaps the person most responsible for finding where he was hiding was a woman, the character you play, mya. what did you think of her? >> well, when i first read the script, i was shocked that a woman played a central role in it and then i was upset at myself that i was so shocked. why wouldn't a woman play a central role to it? it helps when your
from the cia and the department of defense to find out whether you guys were given classified information in the researching for this movie. and a lot of people were very concerned about that. so let's ask. did you get classified information from the administration in preparing for this movie? >> no. i mean, we did a lot of homework as i hope is evidenced on the screen when you see the movie. and i hope people go see the movie and judge for themselves. but it's an election year and people...
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also, women who have been victims of violence. >> for example, the department of defense just provided a $2 million grant to study the effects of transdental meditation on posttraumatic stress disorder. as "forbes" magazine says, stress is the black plague of the 21st century. it can't be prevented. it can't be cured by conventional means. this technique has shown to be highly effective in eliminating posttraumatic stress disorder. these kids in the urban centers have the same symptoms of ptsd as soldiers coming back from iraq and afghanistan. it's something that something ancient and traditional, and not a philosophy or religion, or change in lifestyle. anyone can do it. something that simple can have a profound impact on modern ailments. >> we're seeing the government get involved and really try to promote it and multiply the difference that can come from it all. >> there's a military college in vermont called norwidge. he feels like this could be basic training. it adds resiliency. the immune system is strengthened. >> jerry, thanks for coming and talking about it. >> thanks, george
also, women who have been victims of violence. >> for example, the department of defense just provided a $2 million grant to study the effects of transdental meditation on posttraumatic stress disorder. as "forbes" magazine says, stress is the black plague of the 21st century. it can't be prevented. it can't be cured by conventional means. this technique has shown to be highly effective in eliminating posttraumatic stress disorder. these kids in the urban centers have the same...
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that's a whole foreign policy package, because you have to do the state department, cia, defense, national security, u.n. ambassador depending on what moves he makes. it's a whole puzzle he has to fill out all the pieces. the national security aadviser is the only one that does not require senate confirmation. >> it feels kind of like it, and yachlt when you look at it politically it feels like the yes susan rice and no susan rice for state is the first domino that if you go with her, then maybe john kerry for defense. there's a lot of moving parts, so he has to make the susan rice decision first. all the other decisions frankly will be easier after that one. >> is that decision is related to a lot of other things. it basically is how much of a fight do you want to have right now with senate republicans? >> to not go off the fiscal cliff. >> and whether you can back down after that you have been so aaggressive against you. stay tuned. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online. tamron has as a look at what's next on "news nation." >> great to see you
that's a whole foreign policy package, because you have to do the state department, cia, defense, national security, u.n. ambassador depending on what moves he makes. it's a whole puzzle he has to fill out all the pieces. the national security aadviser is the only one that does not require senate confirmation. >> it feels kind of like it, and yachlt when you look at it politically it feels like the yes susan rice and no susan rice for state is the first domino that if you go with her,...
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. >> joining me now is former secretary of defense u.s. senator and congressman william chone. pleasure to have you. thank you so much. what do you think of secretary of state kerry? >> i think john kerry has been prepared for this job for many, many years. it is something that he's particularly well suited important not only because of his past service as a fighting sailor as such in our military in the vietnam days but also he's traveled the world. he has traveled virtually every country that we have -- strong relation was and those that we don't. i think he is enormously well prepared for this job. >> how would you expected his style to differ with that of secretary clinton's? >> i'm not sure there would be much a difference. secretary clinton -- she has put more effort in that job than anyone i have seen recently in terms of her travels and dedication to the job. i think john kerry will be a very much the same kind of workhorse and -- i doubt that they will be very much different between a secretary kerry and secretary clinton because
. >> joining me now is former secretary of defense u.s. senator and congressman william chone. pleasure to have you. thank you so much. what do you think of secretary of state kerry? >> i think john kerry has been prepared for this job for many, many years. it is something that he's particularly well suited important not only because of his past service as a fighting sailor as such in our military in the vietnam days but also he's traveled the world. he has traveled virtually every...
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the clerk: calendar number 14, h.r. 1, an act making appropriations for the department of defense, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, on behalf of senator inouye, the chair would send -- the clerk has reported the bill; is that correct? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. leahy: you have a substitute amendment which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from vermont, mr. leahy, for mr. mr. mr. inouye proposes amendment 3338. mr. leahy: on behalf of mr. inouye, i have an amendment to the substitute which is at the desk. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from vermont, mr. leahy, for mr. inouye, proposes an amendment, number 3339. mr. leahy: mr. president, i'm going to speak briefly on this in just a moment. in the meantime, i will suggest the absence of a quorum, but i will call it off very quickly. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer:
the clerk: calendar number 14, h.r. 1, an act making appropriations for the department of defense, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, on behalf of senator inouye, the chair would send -- the clerk has reported the bill; is that correct? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. leahy: you have a substitute amendment which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report...
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the department o of defense were not coordinated in terms of potential for attack. so that the dod was not able to muster people to get in there and provide some type of rescue. and finally inconsistent statements by the obama administration during a political campaign, these senators are saying led to a lot of confusion and it should never, they say, the intelligence community should never be agreeing to provide talking points in such an environment. especially political campaign as happened during that plolitical campaign. >> starting to get some answers on benghazi. thanks for that. we'll be back in a moment. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> what those folks do about the fiscal cliff may have investors on edge, but alison kosik has more on the
the department o of defense were not coordinated in terms of potential for attack. so that the dod was not able to muster people to get in there and provide some type of rescue. and finally inconsistent statements by the obama administration during a political campaign, these senators are saying led to a lot of confusion and it should never, they say, the intelligence community should never be agreeing to provide talking points in such an environment. especially political campaign as happened...
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do you feel there is any wiggle room at this point for cuts to the defense department? >> i think that the cuts, the half trillion dollars those cuts have been made are fine. they are going to hurt the military but they are fine. add another half trillion dollars, the drones you just talked about and cyber warfare merle and the new ships, planes and tanks, that is not going to happen. a navy of 200 ships, marin corps of a less than 150,000 and huge cuts in the air force modernization plans. the long term effect is serious. >> arthel: did you say cyber warfare would fake o take a hit? >> remember, cyber warfare isn't just people but it's equipment. this is a brand-new realm for folks in dod which we're starting over if from scratch. to have that effort in some cases truncated because the inability to bring on new computers and freshly cyber trained officers would have an effect. >> arthel: i'm sure the world is watching that for sure. leon panetta said it's too early to say what sequestration means and it doesn't require immediate reduction of spending and wouldn't affec
do you feel there is any wiggle room at this point for cuts to the defense department? >> i think that the cuts, the half trillion dollars those cuts have been made are fine. they are going to hurt the military but they are fine. add another half trillion dollars, the drones you just talked about and cyber warfare merle and the new ships, planes and tanks, that is not going to happen. a navy of 200 ships, marin corps of a less than 150,000 and huge cuts in the air force modernization...
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. >> i rise to recognize the outstanding service of jay johnson of the department of defense in navigating a wide range of important legal issues, he's been an invaluable partner to the house aarped services committee. over the last four years he advised the committee on numerous national security challenges including cyberwarfare, counterterrorism operation the legal boundaries in the conflict against al qaeda, and detainee operations worldwide. he was integral tour efforts to reform military commissions for those -- with those accused of planning and executing the 9/11 attacks will be tried. he's created briefings on don't ask, don't tell, efforts to combat sexual assault in the military, changes to the combat exclusion policy, the member of the joint chiefs staff and the withdrawal of troops from iraq. there's been no shortage of difficult and controversial issues. he's always approached them intelligently and professionally and served this country, the president and this country well. one thing i noticed about jay, he liked coming over and aub talking to congress, not always the case i
. >> i rise to recognize the outstanding service of jay johnson of the department of defense in navigating a wide range of important legal issues, he's been an invaluable partner to the house aarped services committee. over the last four years he advised the committee on numerous national security challenges including cyberwarfare, counterterrorism operation the legal boundaries in the conflict against al qaeda, and detainee operations worldwide. he was integral tour efforts to reform...
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the department of defense doesn't do it, not even life insurance companies do it. the reason they don't make bets on the distant future is because it is unknowable. anyway. he closes by saying there is a big difference between making a congressional budget and fundamental changes as complex as social security and medicare. the life-span of a congressional budget is two years max because no congress can combine. so when you hear we have to do it now stat or we're doomed, take it for the snake that is. we posted that on stephanie miller facebook. >> listen to lloyd blankfein for financial advice. trust me. you don't need to look at the numbers. >> stephanie: we just can't afford to give you your money back that you paid in through your entire life. we can't do it. we would like to -- exactly. >> you need to die. >> stephanie: bill in pittsburgh. >> caller: hello stephanie. great show. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: i'm a lifelong democrat and additionally, they're earned benefits not entitlements. >> we pay into them so that we could draw them out later on. >> s
the department of defense doesn't do it, not even life insurance companies do it. the reason they don't make bets on the distant future is because it is unknowable. anyway. he closes by saying there is a big difference between making a congressional budget and fundamental changes as complex as social security and medicare. the life-span of a congressional budget is two years max because no congress can combine. so when you hear we have to do it now stat or we're doomed, take it for the snake...
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i think this year it will be $45 billion from the defense department. a good deal of that will not be the quality of life of our troops, that is our first priority. that will affect the private sector and many districts in our country. others will be from h.h.s. and s.g.r. so this will have an immediate impact in people's personal lives. we haven't been talking about it because we hope to avoid it. what we hope to talk about instead is what can happen if we do come to an agreement which is to come to an agreement, avoid the cliff, to avoid the sequestration, to avoid the deficit increase that the republicans would have with their bill. so, you know, there is so much to be said if it passes. i remain optimistic that the president will move obstacles to keep that happening and to keep opening doors and let's hope that republicans will go through them. make no mistake, that the idea that the republicans can say we're voting against the middle class tax cuts and instead giving a tax cut to the wealthiest people and we're a champion for the middle class. the
i think this year it will be $45 billion from the defense department. a good deal of that will not be the quality of life of our troops, that is our first priority. that will affect the private sector and many districts in our country. others will be from h.h.s. and s.g.r. so this will have an immediate impact in people's personal lives. we haven't been talking about it because we hope to avoid it. what we hope to talk about instead is what can happen if we do come to an agreement which is to...
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>> it is important for us to know the department of defense is not always right. for example, one of the early earmarks involved an arena known as unmanned area vehicles. -- aerial vehicles. i happened to be in the middle of that. the air force at the time was not interested in aircraft that -- they did not have a person sitting in this seat. uav's caused a revolution in the way we deliver intelligence to an aircraft. they are now on the cutting edge of tomorrow's air force. it is important congress has its voice heard. i did not presume to know we were right. i did know there had to be some alternative evidence. -- avenues. within the intelligence arena, we had a chance to look closely to unmanned area vehicles. it seemed to me this could be a pathway to revolution .it. it would not have happened, had congress not been involved. >> we could probably offer some examples from the other direction, so let me understand how does the public get best served with the competing forces that all want their program to continue? their district to be served. >> it is a big par
>> it is important for us to know the department of defense is not always right. for example, one of the early earmarks involved an arena known as unmanned area vehicles. -- aerial vehicles. i happened to be in the middle of that. the air force at the time was not interested in aircraft that -- they did not have a person sitting in this seat. uav's caused a revolution in the way we deliver intelligence to an aircraft. they are now on the cutting edge of tomorrow's air force. it is...
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orders directly from the department of defense, they'll have 1600 of the collectors according to the washington post, there are already around 500 case officers at the defense intelligence agency. gathers tension for the military by 2018. they'll have about a thousand and that number will keep growing as the defense intelligence agency transitions over to the new dcs spies will be trained by the cia, but unlike the cia, the dcs is not going to be able to do anything, but gath gather intelligence, political sabotage and drone strikes continue to be cia operations and of dcs, focus on i.d.ing targets. and in recent months, those priorities have been keeping tabs on problem areas like africa, iran, north korea and even the strengthening military in china. this was signed off on by the defense secretary, leon panetta who used to be a cia chief and by general david petraeus who stepped down as cia chief after an extramarital affair was exposed last month, as for funding, the pentagon gave the dcs about 100 million dollars just to get the program started, but their overall budget is not ex
orders directly from the department of defense, they'll have 1600 of the collectors according to the washington post, there are already around 500 case officers at the defense intelligence agency. gathers tension for the military by 2018. they'll have about a thousand and that number will keep growing as the defense intelligence agency transitions over to the new dcs spies will be trained by the cia, but unlike the cia, the dcs is not going to be able to do anything, but gath gather...
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it, eliminate all the defense department, eliminate all federal spending at all levels, except for the mandatory, we would still be running a deficit of a half trillion dollars a year. and to not focus on the real problem is just -- it's baffling to me. what we really need to do is make some real cuts in the mandatory, automatic pilot spending that we are caught up in. heather: can i ask you a question? this is something that came out last night and it was reported to be a sticking point. the g.o.p. seeking some changes in how the cost of living increases are calculated, concerning social security benefits. they did end uptaking that off the table, but why was that aide, why was that in there? what type of a bargaining chip was that being used for, can you tell us? >> well, i think that was probably an attempt on the senate side to address the mandatory spending. if we don't at some point face up to the costs of social security and medicare and some of these other expenses that are just automatically increasing year by year, we're going to bankrupt ourselves. social security will be go
it, eliminate all the defense department, eliminate all federal spending at all levels, except for the mandatory, we would still be running a deficit of a half trillion dollars a year. and to not focus on the real problem is just -- it's baffling to me. what we really need to do is make some real cuts in the mandatory, automatic pilot spending that we are caught up in. heather: can i ask you a question? this is something that came out last night and it was reported to be a sticking point. the...
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which if you really wanted to balance the budget and you don't always have to go to the department of justice or whatever it may be. but over the next ten years, 90% of federal outlays will be medicare, medicaid, social security, defense spending and interest on the debt. you can wipe everything else out and you'll basically -- >> it's like what you were talking about in the last hour, to rational exuberance. americans want it, want it now, and don't want to pay for it. there's a certain quality in american democracy that just allows us to be completely self-deluded. >> dan brought up an grinterestg point, the debt. which they're going to go up, at that point, you've got a serious problem on your hands. >> why wouldn't -- as a leader of the free world, why wouldn't you be saying i've got to get these entitlements under control? they're not even talking about it, not addressing it on these sides. >> it bothers me when dick durbin says separate it out while a lot of democrats saying let's deal with it later. which it's a debating standpoint. >> you do that a lot. >> i don't understand w
which if you really wanted to balance the budget and you don't always have to go to the department of justice or whatever it may be. but over the next ten years, 90% of federal outlays will be medicare, medicaid, social security, defense spending and interest on the debt. you can wipe everything else out and you'll basically -- >> it's like what you were talking about in the last hour, to rational exuberance. americans want it, want it now, and don't want to pay for it. there's a certain...
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department approval. >> brian: ambassador rice denied it happened. we'll look into it. the book is out and fascinating to see that norad was a way for kids to track santa almost by accident. >> exactly 1955. colonel harry up the red phone it was the hot line between white house and norad to launch missiles in the height of the cold war . that phone rings and he picks up the phone and instead of hearing the pentagon he hears a little child's voice saying i want to speak to santa claus. he looks around the room and very upset. but the phone keeps ringing and the local sears store had misprinted the number for santa claus. >> brian: they picked up on that. >> they have a facebook page and applications on line. >> brian: there is not a time in my house on christmas eve. where the kids don't want to go track sant a. if he's close to north america. you don't want to be stuck in the kilmeade. >> great way for them to go to bed. >> brian: thank you so much. and the view of the military is fantastic. the night that santa got lost. >> thank you. >> brian: has
department approval. >> brian: ambassador rice denied it happened. we'll look into it. the book is out and fascinating to see that norad was a way for kids to track santa almost by accident. >> exactly 1955. colonel harry up the red phone it was the hot line between white house and norad to launch missiles in the height of the cold war . that phone rings and he picks up the phone and instead of hearing the pentagon he hears a little child's voice saying i want to speak to santa...